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Trump’s Clean Power Plan replacement gets thrown out by a court

Enlarge / DUNKIRK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2016/10/09: A NRG owned coal fired energy facility that plans to convert to a natural gas facility. (credit: John Greim / Getty Images) Today, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia vacated the Trump administration’s attempt to take a minimalist approach to the regulation […]

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US vehicle fuel efficiency effectively stalled over the last 10 years

Enlarge / The average car or light truck on US roads is 11.8 years old. (credit: Harvey Schwartz | Getty Images) The last few years have seen a rather bitter fight over vehicle pollution between the federal government and California, with automakers taking sides. In August 2012, during the Obama administration, the US Environmental Protection […]

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In a parting gift, EPA finalizes rules to limit its use of science

Enlarge / BARATARIA BAY, Lousiana – JULY 14: A young seagull rests on a boom used to contain the oil spill July 14, 2010. In the future, should this bird be killed by the oil, nobody could be held responsible. (credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images) With the days counting down to the inauguration of […]

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Truck emissions mods pollute over dieselgate, EPA States

Expand / A considerate soul decides to poison the atmosphere as he pushes through the infield at Daytona International Raceway throughout the 2016 Rolex 24 race. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) I recall the first-time someone wrapped lava on me. It had been 2006, and that I had been driving to work in the University of Kentucky. […]

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Ford’s Electrical Mustang Mach-E Has its official EPA Array

Expand / Ford’s brand new battery-electric Mustang Mach-E begins reaching clients within the upcoming few weeks. (charge: Ford) In the old times, people used to showcase their own 0-60mph occasions. Nevertheless, the instantaneous torque of electric motors signifies {} sedate-looking electrical vehicles will counter a 1960s muscle car off line once the traffic light goes […]

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Daimler’s Filthy diesel defeat Apparatus Bargain: $1.5 billion to State Pitiful

Expand / / A 1980s Mercedes-Benz petrol belches exhaust fumes from London. Individuals anticipated diesel engines of the classic to be cluttered, however, we had a right to trust that diesel motors marketed within the last decade complied with emissions legislation. Turns out, they still do not. (charge: Richard Oliver/Getty Pictures ) In 2020 it […]